HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM

It is the University's policy to protect employees from hearing loss due to occupational noise exposure by identifying, evaluating, and controlling those areas and jobs where the 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) is above 85 decibels. The Hearing Conservation Program is administered by the Office of Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S).

PROCEDURES

The Hearing Conservation Program is provided when an employee's noise level is above an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA and consists of: